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COTTONWOOD LAND
AND FARMS LLC
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Berthoud, CO 80513
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PROJECT TITLE
REVISIONS
ISSUE DATE
SHEET TITLE
SHEET INFORMATION
DATE
SEAL
October 1, 2025
DATE
PREPARED FOR
Fort Collins, Colorado
STRAUSS LAKES
OVERALL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
P.O. Box 229
Boulder CO 80306
OWNER:
Planning Approval:
BY THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO THIS__________DAY OF
_________________________ A.D., 20_______.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
General Notes:
1.THE STRAUSS LAKES OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WILL BE A RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT AS
PART OF THE LMN - LOW DENSITY MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD ZONE DISTRICT AND MMN - MEDIUM DENSITY
MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE A MIX OF HOUSING TYPES AS
REQUIRED/ALLOWED PER THE UNDERLYING ZONE DISTRICTS AND ANY APPROVED MODIFICATIONS.
2.THE PROPOSED LAND USES AND DENSITIES SHOWN ON THIS ODP ARE APPROXIMATE. ANY ADDITIONAL LAND USES
NOT ALLOWED IN THE APPLICABLE ZONE DISTRICTS MUST BE APPROVED ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA AS SET
FORTH BY THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS.
3.MASTER UTILITY AND DRAINAGE PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THIS ODP.
4.TWO POINTS OF FIRE ACCESS HAVE BEEN PLANNED TO SERVE ALL AREAS OF THE PROJECT. FIRE HYDRANTS WILL
BE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BY POUDRE FIRE AUTHORITY.
5.ALL PUBLIC STREETS WILL BE DESIGNED TO THE FORT COLLINS LARIMER COUNTY URBAN AREA STREET
STANDARDS. THE INTERNAL ACCESS POINTS SHOWN ON THIS ODP ARE APPROXIMATE LOCATIONS ONLY. PRECISE
LOCATIONS OF ACCESS POINTS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AT THE TIME OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PLANS (PDP).
6.THE NETWORK OF PUBLIC STREETS OR PRIVATE DRIVES AND ASSOCIATED PEDESTRIAN WALKS TO BE DETERMINED
DURING THE PDP PROCESS. THIS DEVELOPMENT'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ALONG
ZIEGLER ROAD AND HORSETOOTH ROAD WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE TRAFFIC STUDY ASSOCIATED WITH
FUTURE PDP.
7.A MINIMUM OF FOUR HOUSING TYPES WILL BE APPLIED OVER THE ENTIRE ODP, AND FINALIZED AT THE PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT PLAN PHASE.
8.EXISTING TREES IF PRESENT ON THE SITE WILL BE PRESERVED TO THE EXTENT PRACTICAL.
9.THIS OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN SHOWS THE GENERAL LOCATION AND APPROXIMATE SIZE OF ALL NATURAL
AREAS, HABITATS, AND FEATURES WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES AND THE PROPOSED ROUGH ESTIMATE OF THE NATURAL
AREA BUFFER ZONES AS REQUIRED BY LAND USE CODE SECTION 5.6.1(E). DETAILED MAPPING OF THE SITE'S
NATURAL AREAS, HABITATS, AND FEATURES WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE TIME OF INDIVIDUAL PDP SUBMITTALS.
GENERAL BUFFER ZONES SHOWN ON THIS ODP MAY BE REDUCED OR ENLARGED BY THE DECISION MAKER DURING
THE PDP PROCESS.
10.A 50-FT WETLAND BUFFER WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR WETLANDS CONSTRUCTED BY THIS PROJECT.
11.PLEASE SEE SECTION 5.6.1(E) OF THE LAND USE CODE FOR ALLOWABLE USES WITHIN THE NATURAL HABITAT BUFFER
ZONES.
THE PURPOSE OF THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS TO ESTABLISH GENERAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
CONTROL PARAMETERS, FOR PROJECTS THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED IN PHASES WITH MULTIPLE SUBMITTALS, WHILE
ALLOWING SUFFICIENT FLEXIBILITY TO PERMIT DETAILED PLANNING IN SUBSEQUENT SUBMITTALS. APPROVAL OF
AN OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOES NOT ESTABLISH ANY VESTED RIGHT TO DEVELOP PROPERTY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN.
ODP Note
Cover Sheet
Legal Description
A PARCEL OF LAND BEING PART OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT (28) AND PART OF THE NORTH HALF (N1/2) OF SECTION
THIRTY-THREE (33), BOTH IN TOWNSHIP SEVEN NORTH (T.7N.), RANGE SIXTY-EIGHT WEST (R.68W.) OF THE SIXTH
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN (6TH P.M.), COUNTY OF LARIMER, STATE OF COLORADO, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 28 AND ASSUMING THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST
QUARTER (SW1/4) OF SAID SECTION 28, BEING MONUMENTALIZED BY A #6 REBAR WITH A 2 ½” ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED
“LS34993, 2008” AT THE SOUTH END AND BY A 2 ⅜” PIPE WITH A 3 ¼” ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED “LS17497, 1987” AT THE
NORTH END, AS BEARING NORTH 00°10'30” WEST, BEING A GRID BEARING OF THE COLORADO STATE PLANE COORDINATE
SYSTEM, NORTH ZONE, NORTH AMERICAN DATUM 1983/2007, A DISTANCE OF 2651.08 FEET, WITH ALL OTHER BEARINGS
CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO:
THENCE NORTH 00°10'30” WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW1/4) OF SAID SECTION 28 A
DISTANCE OF 1158.93 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID POINT LYING ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF WEBSTER
SECOND ANNEXATION, RECORDED JULY 20, 1992 AS RECEPTION NO. 92041897 OF THE RECORDS OF THE LARIMER COUNTY
CLERK AND RECORDER;
THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 00°10'30” WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW1/4) OF SAID
SECTION 28 AND ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID WEBSTER SECOND ANNEXATION AND ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE
OF RIGDEN FARM ANNEXATION, RECORDED AUGUST 23, 1988 AS RECEPTION NO. 88039690 OF THE RECORDS OF THE
LARIMER COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, A DISTANCE OF 1492.15 FEET TO THE WEST QUARTER (W1/4) CORNER OF SAID
SECTION 28;
THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 00°10'30” WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW1/4) OF SAID
SECTION 28 AND ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID RIGDEN FARM ANNEXATION A DISTANCE OF 2159.30 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 89°49'30” EAST, DEPARTING FROM THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW1/4) OF SAID
SECTION 28, A DISTANCE OF 114.66 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 15°04'45” EAST A DISTANCE OF 229.68 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 21°36'28” WEST A DISTANCE OF 108.13 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 10°32'42” EAST A DISTANCE OF 115.89 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 24°37'47” EAST A DISTANCE OF 522.26 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 46°01'34” EAST A DISTANCE OF 284.23 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 42°28'26” EAST A DISTANCE OF 371.08 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 38°25'34” EAST A DISTANCE OF 345.50 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 34°19'19” EAST A DISTANCE OF 367.14 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 31°19'46” EAST A DISTANCE OF 461.85 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 27°58'39” EAST A DISTANCE OF 474.36 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 33°07'21” EAST A DISTANCE OF 473.54 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 52°30'40” EAST A DISTANCE OF 198.11 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 19°48'54” EAST A DISTANCE OF 318.67 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 29°45'20” EAST A DISTANCE OF 461.31 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 30°25'11” EAST A DISTANCE OF 283.52 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 35°02'30” EAST A DISTANCE OF 249.02 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 44°01'50” EAST A DISTANCE OF 131.65 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 46°36'26” EAST A DISTANCE OF 232.41 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 00°00'00” EAST A DISTANCE OF 170.07 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF HORSETOOTH ROAD,
SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE BEING THIRTY (30) FEET, AS MEASURED AT A RIGHT ANGLE, SOUTH OF AND PARALLEL
WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE1/4) OF SAID SECTION 28;
THENCE NORTH 89°39'32” WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 358.46 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF
THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW1/4) OF SAID SECTION 33;
THENCE SOUTH 00°14'11" EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW1/4) OF SAID SECTION 33 A
DISTANCE OF 8.00 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 2, AMENDED PLAT OF THE AMENDED PLAT OF THE ROSELLE
- SHIELDS M.L.D. NO. 99-S1466, RECORDED JULY 6, 2016 AS RECEPTION NO. 20160042793 OF THE RECORDS OF THE
LARIMER COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER;
THENCE NORTH 89°38'13” WEST ALONG SAID THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 2, WHICH IS THIRTY-EIGHT (38) FEET, AS
MEASURED AT A RIGHT ANGLE, SOUTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW1/4)
OF SAID SECTION 33, A DISTANCE OF 1627.13 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF TRACT "A," 2ND AMENDED PLAT OF
MORGAN'S RIDGE, P.U.D., RECORDED NOVEMBER 18, 1980 AS RECEPTION NO. 388340 OF THE RECORDS OF THE LARIMER
COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER;
THENCE NORTH 25°40'04" WEST ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID TRACT "A" A DISTANCE OF 3.34 FEET TO THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT "A," SAID POINT BEING A SOUTHERLY CORNER OF STRAUSS LAKES DEVELOPMENT
ANNEXATION, RECORDED MAY 1, 2003 AS RECEPTION NO. 2003-0052891 OF THE RECORDS OF THE LARIMER COUNTY
CLERK AND RECORDER;
THE FOLLOWING SEVEN (7) COURSES AND DISTANCES ARE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY, NORTHEASTERLY AND
NORTHWESTERLY LINES OF SAID STRAUSS LAKES DEVELOPMENT ANNEXATION:
THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 25°40'04" WEST A DISTANCE OF 5.56 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 89°38'13” EAST A DISTANCE OF 31.31 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 23°15'56” WEST A DISTANCE OF 513.99 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 37°49'36” WEST A DISTANCE OF 188.78 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 46°56'06” WEST A DISTANCE OF 839.47 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 32°02'34” WEST A DISTANCE OF 60.00 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 57°57'25” WEST A DISTANCE OF 93.99 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
SAID PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINS 147.499 ACRES, MORE OR LESS (±), AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANY RIGHTS-OF-WAY OR
OTHER EASEMENTS OF RECORD OR AS NOW EXISTING ON SAID DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND.
Vicinity Map
NORTH
Owner's Certification of Approval:
THE UNDERSIGNED DOES/DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I/WE ARE THE LAWFUL OWNERS OF
REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED ON THIS SITE PLAN AND DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I/WE
ACCEPT THE CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH ON SAID SITE PLAN.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WE HAVE HEREUNTO SET OUR HANDS AND SEALS THIS THE _______
DAY OF _______________________, 20________.
BY:
_____________________________________________________________
NOTARIAL CERTIFICATE
STATE OF COLORADO)
COUNTY OF _________)
THE FOREGOING INSTRUMENT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE ME BY
_______________________
THIS ______ DAY OF ________________________, 20________.
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES:_____________ __________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
(SEAL)
Sheet Index:
1 Cover Sheet
2 Overall Development Plan
3 Site Context Map
4 Existing Tree Inventory
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PLANNING AREA C
+/- 7.6 AC
PROPOSED ZONING: MMN
USE: RESIDENTIAL
PLANNING AREA B
+/-70.6 AC
PROPOSED ZONING: LMN
USE: RESIDENTIAL
PLANNING AREA A
+/- 4.9 AC
ZONING:LMN
USE: MIXED-USE/
COMMERCIAL
CITY OF FORT
COLLINS FUTURE
EAST COMMUNITY
PARK
HORSETOOTH ROAD
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NATURALIZED
IRRIGATION POND
CONSTRUCTED
WETLAND POND
PLANNING AREA E
(COMMON AREA)
+/- 69.4 AC
PROPOSED ZONING: LMN
100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN
EXISTING WETLAND (TYP.)
50' WETLAND BUFFER
FULL-MOVEMENT
INTERSECTION
RIGHT-IN/RIGHT-OUT
INTERSECTION
LEFT-IN, RIGHT-IN/RIGHT-OUT
INTERSECTION
SIGNALIZED
FULL-MOVEMENT
INTERSECTION
FOOTHILLS CHANNEL OUTFALL
RIGHT-IN/RIGHT-OUT
INTERSECTION
DETENTION POND
DETENTION POND
RIGDEN
RESERVOIR
DETENTION POND FOR HORSETOOTH ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
NOTE: 50-FT BUFFER NOT REQUIRED
FOR CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS
PLANNING AREA D
+/- 6.4 AC
EXISTING ZONING: LMN
USE: RESIDENTIAL
PERCHERON DRIVE
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BOX ELDER DITCH
RIGDEN FARM
SUBDIVISION
ZONED LMN
STONE RIDGE
SUBDIVISION
ZONED LMN
50' DITCH BUFFER
FROM TOP OF BANK
50' DITCH BUFFER
FROM TOP OF BANK
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
EXISTING
RENDEZVOUS TRAIL
FOSSIL CREEK
INLET DITCH
BOX ELDER DITCH
50' DITCH BUFFER
Sheet Number:
COTTONWOOD LAND
AND FARMS LLC
GROUP
landscape architecture|planning|illustration
444 Mountain Ave.
Berthoud, CO 80513
TEL
WEB
970.532.5891
TBGroup.us
PROJECT TITLE
REVISIONS
ISSUE DATE
SHEET TITLE
SHEET INFORMATION
DATE
SEAL
October 1, 2025
DATE
PREPARED FOR
Fort Collins, Colorado
STRAUSS LAKES
OVERALL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
P.O. Box 229
Boulder CO 80306
OWNER:
Legend
PROPERTY BOUNDARY
CONCEPTUAL PARK LOCATIONS
CONCEPTUAL INGRESS/EGRESS
Overall
Development Plan
2
THE FOLLOWING CODE SECTIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED FOR MODIFICATIONS AS FOLLOWS AND
NOTED ON THIS ODP MAP.
1.SECTION 2.2 MIXED-USE
SECTION 2.2.1 LMN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - ENTRANCES AND ORIENTATION -
NON-RESIDENTIAL & MIXED USE
CODE LANGUAGE: ENTRANCE FACES STREET, OPENS DIRECTLY ONTO ADJOINING LOCAL STREET.
REQUESTED MODIFICATION: FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL & MIXED-USE BUILDINGS, ENTRANCES SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO FACE STREETS AND OPEN DIRECTLY ONTO ADJOINING STREETS WHERE FEASIBLE. IF
AN ENTRANCE IS UNABLE TO FACE AND OPEN DIRECTLY ONTO AN ADJOINING STREET, THEN A
NETWORK OF SIDEWALKS AND CONNECTING WALKWAYS THROUGH THE PARKING AREAS
CONNECTING THE ENTRANCE TO THE STREET SHALL SUFFICE, PROVIDED THAT TECHNIQUES TO
ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND ENHANCE THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE ARE IMPLEMENTED,
WHICH SUCH TECHNIQUES MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BULB-OUTS, RAISED
CROSSWALKS, PATTERNED CONCRETE, AND TEXTURED SURFACES. THE CONNECTING WALKWAY
MAY CROSS A DRIVEWAY.
2.SECTION 2.2 MIXED USE
SECTION 2.2.1 LMN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - BUILDING PLACEMENT & BUILDING ENVELOPE -
BUILDING HEIGHT
CODE LANGUAGE: BUILDING HEIGHT - RESIDENTIAL - UP TO 3 UNITS - 2.5 STORIES MAX.
REQUESTED MODIFICATION: THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT OF ANY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
CONTAINING UP TO 3 UNITS SHALL BE 3 STORIES, EXCEPT IF 80% OR MORE OF THE RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS ON THE SAME BLOCK FACE DO NOT EXCEED 1 STORY IN HEIGHT, THE MAXIMUM BUILDING
HEIGHT OF A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONTAINING UP TO 3 UNITS SHALL BE 2.5 STORIES.
3.SECTION 2.2 MIXED-USE
SECTION 2.2.2 MMN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - ENTRANCES AND ORIENTATION -
NON-RESIDENTIAL & MIXED USE
CODE LANGUAGE: ENTRANCE FACES STREET, OPENS DIRECTLY ONTO ADJOINING LOCAL STREET.
REQUESTED MODIFICATION: FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL & MIXED-USE BUILDINGS, ENTRANCES SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO FACE STREETS AND OPEN DIRECTLY ONTO ADJOINING STREETS WHERE FEASIBLE. IF
AN ENTRANCE IS UNABLE TO FACE AND OPEN DIRECTLY ONTO AN ADJOINING STREET, THEN A
NETWORK OF SIDEWALKS AND CONNECTING WALKWAYS THROUGH THE PARKING AREAS
CONNECTING THE ENTRANCE TO THE STREET SHALL SUFFICE, PROVIDED THAT TECHNIQUES TO
ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND ENHANCE THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE ARE IMPLEMENTED,
WHICH SUCH TECHNIQUES MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BULB-OUTS, RAISED
CROSSWALKS, PATTERNED CONCRETE, AND TEXTURED SURFACES. THE CONNECTING WALKWAY
MAY CROSS A DRIVEWAY.
4.SECTION 3.1.4 ROWHOUSE
SECTION 3.1.4 LOT STANDARDS
CODE LANGUAGE: ROWHOUSE LOT AREA SHALL BE 1,400 SQ. FT. MINIMUM.
REQUESTED MODIFICATION: A MINIMUM LOT AREA OF 1,000 SQ. FT. SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY
ROWHOUSE.
5.SECTION 3.1.6 DETACHED HOUSE - URBAN
SECTION 3.1.6 LOT STANDARDS
CODE LANGUAGE: A MINIMUM LOT WIDTH OF 40' SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY URBAN DETACHED
HOUSE.
REQUESTED MODIFICATION: A MINIMUM LOT WIDTH OF 30' SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY URBAN
DETACHED HOUSE.
6.SECTION 3.1.7 DETACHED HOUSE - SUBURBAN
SECTION 3.1.7 LOT STANDARDS
CODE LANGUAGE: A MINIMUM LOT WIDTH OF 60' SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY SUBURBAN
DETACHED HOUSE.
REQUESTED MODIFICATION: A MINIMUM LOT WIDTH OF 50' SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY
SUBURBAN DETACHED HOUSE.
7.SECTION 5.3.2 MULTI-BUILDING AND MIX OF HOUSING
5.3.2(D)(1)(A)(B) AND (C) ORIENTATION TO A CONNECTING WALKWAY
CODE LANGUAGE: EVERY FRONT FACADE WITH A PRIMARY ENTRANCE TO A DWELLING UNIT SHALL
FACE THE ADJACENT STREET TO THE EXTENT REASONABLY FEASIBLE. EVERY FRONT FACADE WITH
A PRIMARY ENTRANCE TO A DWELLING UNIT SHALL FACE A CONNECTING WALKWAY WITH NO
PRIMARY ENTRANCE MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED (200) FEET FROM A STREET SIDEWALK AND THE
ADDRESS SHALL BE POSTED TO BE VISIBLE FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE CONNECTING
WALKWAY AND PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS TO THIS STANDARD ARE
PERMITTED:
(A)UP TO ONE (1) DWELLING ON AN INDIVIDUAL LOT THAT HAS FRONTAGE ON EITHER A PUBLIC
OR PRIVATE STREET.
(B)A PRIMARY ENTRANCE MAY BE UP TO THREE HUNDRED FIFTY (350) FEET FROM A STREET
SIDEWALK IF THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE FACES AND OPENS DIRECTLY ONTO A CONNECTING
WALKWAY THAT QUALIFIES AS A MAJOR WALKWAY SPINE.
(C)IF AN APARTMENT BUILDING OR MIXED-USE BUILDING HAS MORE THAN ONE (1) FRONT
FACADE, AND IF ONE (1) OF THE FRONT FACADES FACES AND OPENS DIRECTLY ONTO A STREET
SIDEWALK, THE PRIMARY ENTRANCES LOCATED ON THE OTHER FRONT FACADE(S) NEED NOT FACE
A STREET SIDEWALK OR CONNECTING WALKWAY.
·STREET-FACING FACADES. EVERY BUILDING CONTAINING FOUR (4) OR MORE DWELLING UNITS
SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE (1) BUILDING ENTRY OR DOORWAY FACING ANY ADJACENT STREET
THAT IS SMALLER THAN A FULL ARTERIAL OR HAS ON-STREET PARKING.
REQUESTED MODIFICATION: THE REQUEST IS TO ALLOW PRIMARY ENTRANCES TO MULTI-UNIT
DWELLING TO BE LOCATED MORE THAN 200 FEET FROM A STREET SIDEWALK AND TO NOT REQUIRE
EVERY PRIMARY ENTRANCE OF A MULTI-UNIT DWELLING TO FACE THE ADJACENT STREET. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS STANDARD, QUALIFYING CONNECTING WALKWAYS MAY CROSS DRIVEWAYS.
LIST OF PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS
CONCEPTUAL NEIGHBORHOOD TRAIL
EXISTING POUDRE RIVER TRAIL ALIGNMENT
SCALE 1" = 250'-0"
250'0 500'375'
NORTH
EXISTING HARD-SURFACE TRAIL (PEDESTRIAN/BIKE)
8. 5.15.2(C)(1) RELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING TO STREETS, WALKWAYS AND PARKING - ORIENTATION TO
A CONNECTING WALKWAY
CODE LANGUAGE:
(1)ORIENTATION TO A CONNECTING WALKWAY
AT LEAST ONE (1) MAIN ENTRANCE OF ANY COMMERCIAL OR MIXED-USE BUILDING SHALL FACE AND
OPEN DIRECTLY ONTO A CONNECTING WALKWAY WITH PEDESTRIAN FRONTAGE. ANY BUILDING
WHICH HAS ONLY VEHICLE BAYS AND/OR SERVICE DOORS FOR INTERMITTENT/INFREQUENT
NONPUBLIC ACCESS TO EQUIPMENT, STORAGE, OR SIMILAR ROOMS (E.G., SELF-SERVE CAR WASHES
AND SELF-SERVE MINI-STORAGE WAREHOUSES) SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THIS STANDARD.
REQUESTED MODIFICATION: AT LEAST ONE (1) MAIN ENTRANCE OF ANY COMMERCIAL OR MIXED-USE
BUILDING SHALL FACE AND OPEN DIRECTLY ONTO A CONNECTING WALKWAY WITH PEDESTRIAN
FRONTAGE WHERE FEASIBLE. IF NO MAIN ENTRANCE IS ABLE TO FACE AND OPEN DIRECTLY ONTO
AN ADJOINING STREET, THEN A NETWORK OF SIDEWALKS AND CONNECTING WALKWAYS THROUGH
THE PARKING AREAS CONNECTING THE MAIN ENTRANCES TO THE STREET SHALL SUFFICE,
PROVIDED THAT TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND ENHANCE THE PEDESTRIAN
EXPERIENCE ARE IMPLEMENTED, WHICH SUCH TECHNIQUES MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BULB-OUTS, RAISED CROSSWALKS, PATTERNED CONCRETE, AND TEXTURED SURFACES. A
CONNECTING WALKWAY MAY CROSS A DRIVEWAY.
9. SECTION 5.15.2(C)(2) ORIENTATION TO BUILD-LINES FOR STREET FRONT BUILDINGS.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT SECTION 5.15.(C)(2) REFERS TO ARTICLE 7 RULES OF MEASUREMENT
BUILD-TO LINES
CODE LANGUAGE: BUILD-TO LINE SHALL MEAN THE LINE ON WHICH THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING OR
STRUCTURE MUST BE LOCATED OR BUILT AND WHICH IS MEASURED AS A DISTANCE FROM A PUBLIC
RIGHT-OF-WAY STREET. TO ESTABLISH "BUILD-TO" LINES, BUILDINGS SHALL BE LOCATED AND
DESIGNED TO ALIGN OR APPROXIMATELY ALIGN WITH ANY PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED
BUILDING/SIDEWALK RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THIS STANDARD. ACCORDINGLY,
AT LEAST THIRTY (30) PERCENT OF THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE BUILDING ALONG THE STREET SHALL
BE EXTENDED TO THE BUILD-TO LINE AREA. IF A PARCEL, LOT OR TRACT HAS MULTIPLE STREETS,
THEN THE BUILDING SHALL BE BUILT TO AT LEAST TWO (2) OF THEM ACCORDING TO (A) THROUGH
(C) BELOW, I.E. TO A STREET CORNER. IF THERE IS A CHOICE OF TWO (2) OR MORE CORNERS, THEN
THE BUILDING SHALL BE BUILT TO THE CORNER THAT IS PROJECTED TO HAVE THE MOST
PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUILDING.
(A)BUILDINGS SHALL BE LOCATED NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN (15) FEET FROM THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
OF AN ADJOINING STREET IF THE STREET IS SMALLER THAN A FULL ARTERIAL OR HAS ON-STREET
PARKING.
(B)BUILDINGS SHALL BE LOCATED AT LEAST TEN (10) AND NO MORE THAN TWENTY FIVE (25)
FEET BEHIND THE STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY OF AN ADJOINING STREET THAT IS LARGER THAN A
TWO-LANE ARTERIAL THAT DOES NOT HAVE ON-STREET PARKING.
(CODE SECTION 7.1.2)
REQUESTED MODIFICATION: THE PROPOSED MIXED-USE AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS SHALL BE
PERMITTED (A) TO HAVE A VEHICLE USE AREA BETWEEN THE BUILDING FACE AND THE STREET, AND
(B) TO BE LOCATED MORE THAN 25 FEET BEHIND THE STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY.
50' DITCH AND POND OFFSET
CONCEPTUAL PLANNING AREA BOUNDARY
(FOR GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION ONLY)
NOTES: THESE CALCULATIONS ARE BASED ON GROSS SITE AREA
** REFER TO MODIFICATION #2 FOR BUILDING HEIGHT MODIFICATIONS IN THE LMN DISTRICT
ALLOWED COMMON AREA USES INCLUDE:
·PARKS
·TRAILS
·ROADS
·DRAINAGE
·DETENTION
·DITCHES
·PONDS
·UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE
·OPEN SPACES
·NATURALIZED AREAS
·METRO DISTRICT DIRECTOR PARCELS
100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN LINE
DITCH CENTERLINE
EXISTING TREES
REFER TO EXISTING TREE INVENTORY FOR MITIGATION INFO
Sheet Number:
COTTONWOOD LAND
AND FARMS LLC
GROUP
landscape architecture|planning|illustration
444 Mountain Ave.
Berthoud, CO 80513
TEL
WEB
970.532.5891
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PROJECT TITLE
REVISIONS
ISSUE DATE
SHEET TITLE
SHEET INFORMATION
DATE
SEAL
October 1, 2025
DATE
PREPARED FOR
Fort Collins, Colorado
STRAUSS LAKES
OVERALL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
P.O. Box 229
Boulder CO 80306
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September 24, 2025
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Fort Collins, Colorado
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DEVELOPMENT PLAN
P.O. Box 229
Boulder CO 80306
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1.TREES FOR REMOVAL TO BE DETERMINED AT TIME OF PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
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